The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act

Short title and extent

Definitions

Protected monuments

Acquisition of rights in or guardianship of an ancient monument

Preservation of ancient monument by agreement

Owners under disability or not in possession

Enforcement of agreement

Purchasers at certain sales and persons claiming through owner bound by instrument executed by owner

Application of endowment to repair of an ancient monument

Compulsory purchase of ancient monument

Power Central Government to control mining, etc., near ancient monument

Maintenance of certain protected monuments

Voluntary contributions

Protection of place of worship from misuse, pollution or desecration

Relinquishment of Government rights in a monument

Right of access to certain protected monuments

Penalties


Ancient Monuments


The Commissioner may receive voluntary contributions towards the cost
of maintaining a protected monument and may give orders as to the management and application of any funds
so received by him:

Provided that no contribution received under this section shall he applied to any purpose other than the
purpose for which it was contributed.

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# 12 Voluntary contributions